Funding search · EIN 832231964 · Charlotte, NC
Charles and Melanie Winton Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 43
- grants reported
- $1.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Claflin University2 grants · $220,000
- Alfred Street Baptist Church2 grants · $200,000
- University of Memphis1 grant · $153,000
- Diamond Effect1 grant · $126,000
- Claflin University1 grant · $115,000
- Cms Foundation1 grant · $100,000
- Habitat for Humanity1 grant · $100,000
- Habitat for Humanity1 grant · $100,000
- Memphis Teacher Residency1 grant · $100,000
- Christian Brothers University1 grant · $55,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 43 reported grants, largest first.
- $153,000
University of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
Operations
- $126,000
Diamond Effect · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Operations
- $115,000
Claflin University · Orangeburg, SC · 2024
Operations
- $110,000
Claflin University · Orangeburg, SC · 2023
Operations
- $110,000
Claflin University · Orangeburg, SC · 2022
Operations
- $100,000
Habitat for Humanity · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Operations
- $100,000
Alfred Street Baptist Church · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Operations
- $100,000
Cms Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Operations
- $100,000
Memphis Teacher Residency · Memphis, TN · 2023
Operations
- $100,000
Alfred Street Baptist Church · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Operations
- $100,000
Habitat for Humanity · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Operations
- $55,000
Christian Brothers University · Memphis, TN · 2024
Operations
- $50,000
Florida Gulf Coast Univ · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Operations
- $50,000
Brookstone Schools · Charlotte, NC · 2022
For educational school
- $25,000
St John Baptist Church · Amarillo, TX · 2024
Operations
- $25,000
Lott Carey · Hyattsville, NC · 2022
Operations
- $20,000
Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Operations
- $15,000
Classroom Central · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Operations
- $15,000
Prayer Temple Cogic · Amarillo, TX · 2024
Operations
- $12,500
Gaston Christian School · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Operations
- $10,000
Carolina Youth Coalition · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Operations
- $10,000
Rainbow Express Ministries · Matthews, NC · 2023
Operations
- $10,000
Fruitful Foundations · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Educational programs, meals
- $6,000
Talladega College · Talladega, AL · 2024
Operations
- $5,000
Brookstone Schools · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Operations
- $5,000
Shallow Ford Foundation · Clemmons, NC · 2024
Operations
- $5,000
Southminster Church · Gastonia, NC · 2024
Operations
- $5,000
Black Girls Code · Oakland, CA · 2023
Operations
- $5,000
Brookstone Schools · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Operations
- $5,000
Feed North Carolina · Mooresville, NC · 2023
Operations
- $5,000
Friedman Foundaiton · New York City, NY · 2023
Operations
- $5,000
Art Full Angels · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Mammograms
- $5,000
Greater Emmanuel Apostolic Church · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
Operations
- $5,000
Next Level Church · Stallings, NC · 2022
Florida hurricane ian relief
- $5,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Charlotte, NC · 2022
To distribute food to those in need
- $3,000
Broken Wings Ministry · Orlando, FL · 2022
Operations
- $2,500
Make a Wish Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
Operations
- $2,500
Susan G Komen · Dallas, TX · 2023
Operations
- $2,000
T Time Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Harvey Gantt Center · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Operations
- $1,000
Building Boys2men · Berea, OH · 2022
Operations
- $1,000
Nanas Bookshelf · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Operations
- $500
Gaston Christian School · Gastonia, NC · 2023
Operations
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